Love Park Philadelphia

Started the day around 7:00 and were on the road by 9:00. We drove out of Lancaster to the East and through some Amish areas. There is an old one lane wood covered bridge that I had found out about and we made a little side trip go across it.
We arrived to our hotel just before noon. We were able to get into our room right away and our package …

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that nap hit the spot now its time for PHILLY!!!!
yeaaaa boy first time in Philly. Time for tapas from Amada's. Of course its packed but we found a spot at the bar. This place is awesome, good lighting, fancy yet not. Bomb drinks at the bar, not to mention a $33 glass of beer on the menu from Spain, ill try that when im balling out one day.

... made the heavy & hot 1 mile walk to the hostel which is very nice. Then went to get a hop on hop off bus round Benjamin Franklin parkway to see the sights,Philidelphia museum of art, rocky statue, JFK plaza / love park, Macys, just ...

... then had a tour round independance hall, it was quite boring but we did get to see bits from national treasure! We then went to Love park which had a great view of the rocky steps and we then made our way to Penn's landing the gharbour, then to the ...

... and did a few Rocky poses at the top (see pictures) Simon: After the epic Rocky walk (6 Mile round trip!) we sat in the LOVE park and had our Subway lunch whilst a random dance class was going on round the fountain. We decided to walk back to the hostel ...

... hungry hordes. After our big feed, we needed to find somewhere to rest and recover. We walked up to JFK Plaza (also known as Love Park) and put our feet in the fountain for about 30 minutes whilst watching the world go by. This appears to be a popular ...

... their own tools, or just picking up a shovel to help spread mulch. Pretty cool!  That week was also Love Your Park Week for the City of Philadelphia! The team was requested to help with a few evening events, such as speed-dating at Love Park! ("Find ...

... to eat and are on a budget this may be a good option for you.  There are 2 locations in Philadelphia, one in Olde City and one in Love Park.  It is within walking distance to the Franklin Institute and food choices in that area are lacking, so ...

... square as the park was packed. Rittenhouse Square is described in tour books as best “people-watching” spot in Philadelphia. The park is beautiful with old sculptures and water pools throughout the park. It appears to be “the place to ...

... flag) and Chinatown. Reading Terminal Market was used in National Treasure so we had a look around there before taking some pics in Love Park. It's only a small park but the statue and fountain have become a symbol of Philadelphia. Loads of people were ...

... ;  Our plan for this exploration includes finding a cheese steak and/or a shake shack...but thats not gonna happen. Oh yea, Love park is lame, LOVE sign is bigger in NY. The city is packed but we find parking, go explore near the finish line of the ...

... like City Hall, the Rodin Museum with a replica of ‘the Thinker’ statue out the front, the Betsy Ross House and Love Park. We also learned that one of the nicknames for the city of Philadelphia is 'The city of brotherly love'. (the literal ...